Del Mar News & Announcements

These announcements and Press Releases are updated frequently. For Stable Notes and other race-related news, you can read our Stable News.

Pick Six Carryover at Del Mar

Pick-Six CarryoverFriday November 14th - $42,533 A Pick Six Carryover of $42,533 was triggered Thursday at Del Mar. The Pick Six on Friday's card starts with Race 3. Gates open at 11 AM. Join us...

Bing Crosby Season Continues To Sing A Positive Racing Song

Racing continued a positive trend through week two at Del Mar as the track’s initial “Bing Crosby Season” galloped through its seventh day Sunday and the reports on the numbers front all registered strongly. Attendance...

Massive Three-Day Pick Six Carryover For Sunday November 16, 2014

Pick-Six CarryoverSunday November 16th - $599,483 A Three-Day Pick Six Carryover of $599,483 was triggered Saturday at Del Mar. The Pick Six on Sunday's card starts with Race 4. Gates open at 10 AM. Join...

Stevens Bridges Del Mar's Dual Hall Of Fame Foursomes

By Hank Wesch Del Mar's Hall of Fame riders (from left) Kent Desormeaux, Mike Smith, Alex Solis, and Gary Stevens. For the second time in its history, Del Mar has four current Hall of Fame...

Double Pick-Six Carryover Saturday November 15th - $147,102

A Two-Day Pick Six Carryover of $147,102 was triggered Friday at Del Mar. The Pick Six on Saturday's card starts with Race 4. Gates open at 11 AM. Join us for a wealth of excitement...

Sherman Considering Two Del Mar Possibilities For 'Chrome'

Trainer Art Sherman indicated Wednesday morning that he is considering two possibilities at Del Mar for an additional race for California Chrome – the Hollywood Derby on grass and the Native Diver Handicap on Polytrack....

California Chrome Nominated To Run In Del Mar's Hollywood Derby

Trainer Art Sherman has nominated California Chrome to the Hollywood Derby at Del Mar on Saturday, November 29 for what figures to be the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner’s final race of 2014. The...

Numbers Way Up As Del Mar Kicks Off 'Bing Crosby Season'

Del Mar’s “Bing Crosby Season” got up and running November 7-8-9 and the running was good. The seaside track’s new 15-day fall meet completed its first week of action Sunday and the numbers, the racing...

Del Mar Shifts Weekend Post Times To 12:30 PM

Starting next weekend, first post at Del Mar on Saturdays and Sundays will be shifted from noon to 12:30 p.m. The change will mean all racing programs at the seaside track for its November “Bing...

The Saga of Scotty: Calling The Shots As A Jocks Agent

By Alexis Garske The jury is still out on Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ home run in the final game of the 1932 World Series, but there are no lack of believers that say he did....